Chapter 1300 Surviving in the last days of natural disasters (27)

By the time the second Spring Festival arrives, it has been a year and a half since the extreme cold came.

Xu was well nourished, and the four children jumped up half their heads. They put on last year's clothes, with short sleeves and trousers hanging around the ankles. I hadn't thought about what New Year gifts to give to my friends, but now I don't have to worry about it. One person was given a new set of clothes, new from the inside out.

 They were given two extra sets of underwear and autumn clothes because the bunker is warm and the autumn clothes are soft and stretchy. They like to wear autumn clothes and jump around in the bedroom and activity area.

  Wash the small clothes, shoes and socks, fold them neatly, and put them into four large storage boxes according to the thickness of the clothes.

 In the past, among the donations received by the orphanage, clothes of this condition were considered excellent.

 They can’t fit it in. Maybe I’ll give it to my younger siblings in the future.

 In fact, without waiting any longer, Xu Yin went to the trade area to set up a stall that night with her packing boxes.

Even though they may be second-hand clothes, the children have taken good care of them and washed them very clean. As soon as Xu Yin put them out, many parents squatted down and asked how they sold them.

 “I won’t sell it, I’ll give it away as the occasion demands.” Xu Yin said.

Once I heard that it was given as a random gift, people who had not planned to buy it also gathered around and thought about Xiao Jiujiu:

This sweater looks good. I’ll take it apart and knit it again. Maybe I can knit myself a sweater vest.

Yo, the autumn suit is made of pure cotton. The fabric is soft and skin-friendly. You can cut it into pieces to make two pairs of underwear.

These shoes are good and made of warm waterproof material. They are a few sizes too big for my children, but they can be worn as slippers or overshoes when going out.

 This down jacket is actually 100% pure goose down? It's a bit small, but maybe I can trade it with other families with children for something else...

Xu Yin took out a small plastic stick and asked whoever she clicked to answer. Anyone who couldn't answer within three seconds would be eliminated.

 The questions are not difficult, they are all about children:

 “How old is the child?”

"how tall?"

 “How much do you weigh?”

 “How big is your head circumference?”

 “What size of clothes do you usually wear?”

 “How many centimeters is the foot long?”

 “How big are the shoes?”

 “Are you a picky eater?”

 “What’s your favorite dish?”

 “Favorite toy?”

　　　…”

 Many men and women who claimed to be heads of households were left speechless by the question.

 Given half a minute or one minute, you can think of a suitable answer, but three seconds... who can answer it?

 The ones who can answer are basically biological mothers, and many biological fathers have no idea about the specific height, weight, head circumference, and size of their children.

Of the mothers who came forward, two-thirds were not eligible for today's gift because their children were either too small or too big, or at worst, too fat to wear these clothes.

With one third left, Xu Yin asked them to draw lots and divide the four boxes of second-hand clothes equally.

An old lady heard the news and rushed over, but she was still a step too late. Seeing that such fine clothes were not worthy of her grandson, she immediately burst into tears:

"My poor grandson! Your parents left early and left you to me. I am an old man. How can I give you a good life? You don't even have to wear the leftover clothes. That's right. It would be better to die once and for all..."

A young mother who had not left yet used to be neighbors upstairs and downstairs with this old lady. She whispered to Xu Yin: "You should leave quickly. She is getting into trouble. She will take advantage of everything she can. She will sit down if she can't take advantage of her." Acting on the ground has always been like this before, but now it’s even worse.”

“What’s going on with her family?” Xu Yin asked.

"Oh, what else could have happened? At that time, the temperature dropped and there was a power outage. The community radio repeatedly informed us to evacuate to the second floor of the mall as soon as possible. We tried to streamline the supplies and only brought the necessities. She was reluctant to let go of it, and she took her grandson with her. The troops came to the base first, but she left her son and daughter-in-law at home to pack them up. They were one day late and froze to death."

　　　…”

 Hence, it is said that poor people must be hateful. “Where is her grandson? How old is he?”

“I am eight years old this year. I have been spoiled by my family since I was a child. I often steal our children’s toys and food.”

“No, Qian’er injured a four or five-year-old child just to grab a piece of candy or something.”

“I know that kid, he is Lao Lin’s youngest son. Speaking of which, Lao Lin and his wife died unjustly. He was obviously doing good deeds, alas…”

Xu Yin did not continue to listen, rolled up the carpet and left.

The old lady probably wanted to draw Xu Yin's pity by crying loudly, and then give her something. Unexpectedly, she ran away without saying anything, without even a word of concern. She was so angry that she yelled:

"You are still a young man, and you don't respect the old and care for the young at all! You also talk about sending warmth and doing good deeds, bullshit! I think you are just like these people, you are all black-hearted and black-hearted! The world is as black as crows! Pity my grandson - "

　　　…”

Xu Yin strode out of the trade area and heard a slightly familiar voice:

“Taotao, why are you here? It’s so cold! Come in quickly!”

 “I’m waiting for my brother.”

“Brother is back! I got 2 contribution points today, one for you and one for me.”

 “Brother is awesome!”

“Can you look at your brother when you praise him? I see that your eyes are full of contribution points. I’ll give them all to you, little money fan!”

“I’m not a money-lover. Grandma Li said that the contribution value is very useful. I can change my house in the future.”

The people who passed Xu Yin were the Lin brothers who had given her two puppies.

She remembered that the older one was called Lin Chen, and the younger one seemed to be called Lin Tao.

 Hey, your surname is Lin?

I also saw a band-aid on the bridge of Lin Tao's nose and a small bruise on his forehead. Could it be that he is the poor kid that everyone said was taken away from the candy by the old lady's grandson? So Lin Chen’s parents died saving people?

"Why-"

 Xu Yin stopped them and realized at the same time that it was impossible for the other party to recognize her in her attire.

Lin Chen asked doubtfully: "Brother, are you calling me?"

“Are you Lin Chen and Lin Tao?”

"right!"

 “This is what the short uncle asked me to pass on to you.”

"Uncle?" Lin Chen suddenly remembered the kind uncle on New Year's Eve last year and asked with concern, "How is he? After that day, I came up every night and wanted to say thank you to him, but I never saw him again."

He didn't say that for a while, many people said that the uncle was an alien. He argued with people stiffly and almost got into a fight. He was warned once by the patrol. Fortunately, officials later came out to refute the rumors.

Xu Yin smiled and said: "He's okay, he's just a little tall... You know, many people paid attention to him, and they didn't want to come back after that time. This time, I asked you to tell you something, marshmallows and The little cow is doing well in our... uncle's house."

 "Marshmallow? Little cow? Is that the name uncle gave to Heizi and Dabai's cub? It sounds so nice!" Lin Tao clapped his little hands.

Xu Yin touched his head, then patted Lin Chen on the shoulder: "Nothing else, I just want to tell you so as not to worry you."

 After the brothers watched her leave, they returned to their small single room.

 “Brother, look!”

 Lin Tao was surprised and took out a handful of assorted candies from the pocket of his bulging down jacket, including white rabbit, chocolate, beef jerky, and milk slices. In the other pocket was a box of medicated oil that relieves pain, removes blood stasis, and reduces inflammation.

Lin Chen also took out a paper bag from the two large pockets on the left and right of his windproof jacket: one bag contained dried vegetables, dried fruits and dried mushrooms, and the other bag contained dried noodles and compressed cakes.

“Did that big brother just give it to us?”

 “Definitely! He and uncle are both good people!”

 “Well! He is a very good person!”

 (End of this chapter)